Table 1.

The clinical characteristics of the 35 CRC patients.

MIR31HG expression		High level (n=18)	Low level (n=17)	P value
Gender	Male	11	12	0.55
	Female	7	5
Age	≦60 years old	8	9	0.62
	>60 years old	10	8
Tumor location	colon	9	10	0.60
	rectum	9	7
Tumor size	≦5 cm	10	8	0.62
	>5 cm	8	9
TNM stage	I+II	13	5	0.01*
	III+IV	5	12

*P < 0.05 was considered as significant. The cutoff value was the medium value of MIR31HG expression.